Kayaking on the river reveals signs of life that earlier had been stamped out. The city’s first open-water swim in nearly a century is planned there this month.| Inside Climate News
Three chemical giants will pay New Jersey $875 million as part of the country’s biggest environmental settlement ever achieved by a single state.| Sourcing Journal
In a recently released study, the U.S. Geologic Survey (USGS) announced that neonicotinoid pesticides are still present in tap water, even after being treated in water management plants. Neonicotinoids are among the most widely used class of pesticides in the world, and are known to be a potent neurotoxin. Though they are considered more of […] The post Pesticides in Water Are More Widespread Than You Think appeared first on Garden Collage Magazine.| Garden Collage Magazine
The recent Cunliffe Review suggests that the Water Framework Directive (WFD) is part of the reason for the poor state... The post A river without fish is not a healthy river: Why weakening the Water Framework Directive is a mistake appeared first on Wildfish.| Wildfish
The EPA's Toxics Release Inventory gives citizens information about toxic releases in and around their communities. With this information citizens can encourage mining companies to reduce their toxic releases and/or agree to more vigorous oversight of their mines. The post Toxics Release Inventory – What is it? appeared first on Earthworks.| Issues Archive - Earthworks
By Lylah Davies and Sophie Trémolet, OECD Environment Directorate Developed and developing economies alike are exposed to water risk. The numbers are staggering. 2.2 billion people, a quarter of th…| Environment Focus
By Marijn Korndewal and Sophie Trémolet, OECD Environment Directorate With the French President and the Mayor of Paris looking to take a dive in the river Seine soon, water quality is hot news in F…| Environment Focus
Until the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency adopted a new rule in 2016, the oil and gas industry was allowed to dispose of wastewater at municipal wastewater treatment plants. But because municipal plants aren’t capable of handling toxic and radioactive substances, wastewater can contaminate rivers and streams when it is discharged after treatment.| Earthworks
After the EPA required the mining industry to begin reporting its toxic releases, mining companies and the National Mining Association began fighting to eliminate or limit the public's right to know about the mining industry's toxic releases.| Earthworks